This was a class act move.

Los Angeles reliever Blake Treinen paid his respect to the late Charlie Kirk on Friday night during his game against the San Francisco Giants.

As Treinen came into the game in the ninth inning, fans spotted that he had the words “Charlie Kirk” with a cross written on his hat.

Fox News had more details to report on Treinen’s honorable move:

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen paid tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk during Friday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants by wearing a hat on the mound that featured Kirk’s name alongside a cross.

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Treinen, who speaks openly about his faith, came into the Dodgers’ game in the ninth inning, and fans noticed that the pitcher had a message written on his cap.

Kirk, 31, was assassinated Wednesday during a campus event at Utah Valley University. The married father of two was struck by a single bullet and later pronounced dead. Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah resident, was arrested as a suspect in the killing.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox stated during a press conference Friday morning that a family member of Robinson’s contacted a family friend, who then reached out to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office “with information that Robinson had confessed to them or implied that he had committed the incident.”

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Other sports teams paid homage to Charlie Kirk in the wake of his death.

USA Today reported the Green Bay Packers held a moment of silence for Kirk before their game:

The Green Bay Packers held a moment of silence in tribute to Charlie Kirk ahead of their Week 2 game against the Washington Commanders on Thursday night.

Kirk – a conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA – was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Wednesday. He was 31 years old.

Kirk was a known ally of President Donald Trump, who confirmed Kirk’s death on social media Wednesday. Trump later issued an address from the Oval Office expressing “grief and anger” at Kirk’s assassination.

Trump also announced he would be posthumously awarding Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor.

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